Tunisia
Tunisia president offers ‘state apology’ to raped woman
World
October 5, 2012
Tunisia president offers ‘state apology’ to raped woman
TUNIS — Tunisian President Moncef al-Marzouki on Thursday offered a state apology to the woman allegedly raped by two policemen…
When mobs run the show in Tunis
Opinion
September 21, 2012
When mobs run the show in Tunis
On the afternoon of Friday 14 September, an atmosphere of urban warfare reigned at the US Embassy in Tunis, located…
Tunisian activists allege detainee was tortured to death
World
September 10, 2012
Tunisian activists allege detainee was tortured to death
Radhia Nasraoui, head of the Tunisian Association Against Torture, denounced on Monday the death of a man who died in…
Islamists attack Tunisia hotel bar: witnesses
World
September 3, 2012
Islamists attack Tunisia hotel bar: witnesses
Islamist activists raided the last working bar in the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid on Monday, smashing bottles and…
Tunisian coast guard kills two Egyptian fishermen
Egypt
September 3, 2012
Tunisian coast guard kills two Egyptian fishermen
The Tunisian coast guard shot dead two Egyptian fishermen and wounded two others when their boat entered Tunisian waters on…
Q&A with Ameur Larayedh: Ennahda versus Salafis
World
September 1, 2012
Q&A with Ameur Larayedh: Ennahda versus Salafis
Egypt Independent met with Ameur Larayedh, Tunisia's Ennahda political bureau head, constitution-writing assembly member and well-known moderate, who returned to Tunisia…
Tunisia media accuses govt of clampdown
World
August 31, 2012
Tunisia media accuses govt of clampdown
Tunisian journalists and media figures on Thursday accused the government of clamping down on freedom of expression, as the Islamist-led…
Tunisia’s Salafi flavor
World
August 29, 2012
Tunisia’s Salafi flavor
TUNIS — The appearance of Mohamed Khouja, the leader of Tunisia’s first licensed Salafi political party, does not overtly show…
Q&A with Rajaa Ben Slama: Tunisia’s Islamist-secular divide
Egypt
August 16, 2012
Q&A with Rajaa Ben Slama: Tunisia’s Islamist-secular divide
Raja Ben Slama, a professor of Arab civilization at Manouba University in Tunis, founder of The Tunisian Cultural Association to…